"A collection of three Latin American folktales retold in graphic novel form"--

Northern Mexico is home to the last singers of Cardenche Song, a nostalgic melody of love, wailing and tragedy. This is a journey in search of this musical tradition, rooted in cotton farmers and miners now on the verge of extinction. Cardenche is sung a cappella in groups of three and has been shared from generation to generation. It takes the name of a cactus whose thorn — like love, the Cardenche singers note — goes in too easily but hurts...

Hundreds of communities in the Tierra Caliente de Guerrero, Mexico have been displaced by organized crime that wants to control territory to traffic drugs and exploit the natural resources. Refugees in a strange city, children reveal the humanitarian crisis of forced displacement and the consequences of relocation and violence in their lives.

Follows a team of archaeologists into Guatemala as they uncover ancient Mayan artifacts that reveal secrets of the lost city of Dos Pilas. These archaeological findings provide evidence of Mayan practices, rituals, and warfare.

Neighbors explores the people, history, and traditions of crafts from the U.S. and Mexico, noting how aesthetics cross over and back again in a living and ongoing cultural exchange. Featured artists include glass artist Jaime Guerrero; Mexican ceramic artists Magdalena Pedro Martínez and Carlomagno Pedro Martínez; world-renowned painter, muralist, community arts pioneer, and scholar Judy Baca; California ceramic artist Gerardo Monterrubio; and silver...

Tells four stories about recent immigrants to New York City: a group of day-laborers scavenging for bricks; two teenagers from the same hometown who meet and fall in love; a homeless father who tries to enroll his daughter in school; and a garment worker who seeks justice in the sweatshops.

The Inca were one of the world's largest civilizations of the late Middle Ages until their conquest by the Spanish in 1533 in modern-day Peru and surrounding countries. The center was in Cusco in the Peruvian Highlands, and the Incas expanded into the largest pre-Columbian kingdom in the Americas, spreading across a diverse selection of climates such as the highlands of the Andes, plateaus, and jungles. This became the world's only mountain empire,...

Revered for his political insights as well as his dreamlike images, the Mexican photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo produced a stunning body of work and an indelible artistic legacy. This program offers an eye-opening look at Alvarez Bravo's century of life and achievement, featuring interviews with the elderly artist and with others in his circle of friends and colleagues. Examples of his work-as well as archival footage and photographs of Alvarez...

Directed and produced by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ellen Goosenberg Kent, the intimate 40-minute film follows two mothers who were each separated from their children in the United States for months and are desperate to reunite with them. After fleeing violence that claimed the life of her husband and two uncles in Honduras, María was detained and separated from her 10-year-old son Alex for 70 days, while Vilma, who fled from her abusive husband...

Retratos valientes, gráficos y poemas hermosos presentan a Latinoamericanos famosos y menos conocidos de los fondos variados que han afrontado los desafíos de la vida de modos creativos. "Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways."--Provided by publisher.